Sunny ones 2 Flashcards
Dianthus plumarius family?
CAROPHYLLACEAE;CARO - PHYLL- ACEAE
Cerastium tomentosum family?
CAROPHYLLACEAE;CARO - PHYLL - ACEAE
Saponaria spp.
CAROPHYLLACEAE;CARO- PHYLL - ACEAE
Dianthus plumarius common names; 2?
Dianthus. Cottage Pinks.
What’s the main landscape use for CAROPHYLLACEAE?
Rock/Alpine gardens
When does Dianthus bloom from? And what is its most common hardiest colour?
May to July.;Pink.
What are the most notable characteristics of the CAROPHYLLACEAE family?
Swollen nodes. Leaf margins are entire. Montane plants.
Dianthus plumarius can be used in a sensory garden for ? But not ?
Taste, it’s edible. But not touch.
When not in flower Dianthus plumarius looks like what in the landscape
Grassy
Dianthus plumarius, cerastium tomentosum, saponaria are all mat forming ?
Ground covers
D.plumarius C.tomentosum and Saponaria spp. Should not be cut back in fall because they are?
Evergreens
Saponaria spp. Common name ?
Soapwort
Cerastium tomentosum will lose its tomentose leaves when it is planted in ?
Shade
Cerastium tomentosum common name?
Snow in summer
To keep grass out of Cerastium tomentosum it is important to leave what?
A buffer
Cerastium tomentosum blooms when? And what colour are it’s flowers?
White.
Saponaria spp. Needs to be ? In the landscape
Paired with other plants
What colours does Saponaria spp. Come in and when does it bloom?
Only pink. Blooms- spring/early summer.
Stachys byzantina family
LAMIACEAE
What will happen if Strachys byzantina is not in full sun
It will lose its hairs
What is Strachys byzantina used for in a sensory garden
Touch
When does S.byzantina bloom from? What colour are the flowers
Mid-summer till frost. Pink
Will S.byzantina grow under a lodge pole pine and invade a lawn
Yes
Stachys byzantina common name
Lambs Ear.
Hylotelephium erythrostictum family?
CRASSULACEAE
Sempervivum tectorum family
CRASSULACEAE
Sedum spp. Family
CRASSULACEAE
Hylotelephium erythrostictum common name
Showy Stonecrop
Sempervivum tectorum common name
Hens and Chick’s
What CRASSULACEAE can be used for green roofs
Sedum spp.; S.tectorum
When do Sedum flower from and what colour?
Early summer. June-July cvr specfic
When does Hylotelephium erythrostictum flower, what colours are the flowers and will it attract butterflies?
Late season, mi-august to frost. Pink and red, sometimes white. Yes 🦋
When does S.tectorum flower from and what colour are the flowers
Mid summer. Pink
All CRASSULACEAE can be used in what sort of landscape?
Rock and Alpine gardens
Are CRASSULACEAE evergreens?
Yes.
Can H.erythrostictum be used for winter interest?
Yes.
Hemerocallis cvs. Family
XANTHORRHOEACEAE
Spell the Hemerocallis cvr. Family name
XAN THORR HOE ACEAE
Hemerocallis cvr can be mixed with what? And used as substitute for what?
Iris. Grasses
Where can Hemerocallis cvr be used in a landscape
Anywhere!
When does Hemerocallis cvrflower from
August to frost. Summer.
Difference between daylilies and iris?
Daylilies have keels on their leaves and are vase shaped. Iris are not.
Hemerocallis cvr common name
Daylily
What three plants are bombproof
Hemerocallis, Stachys byzantina, Aegopodium podagraria ‘Variegatum’
Euphorbia polychroma family
EUPHORBIACEAEEUP-HOR-BI ACEAE
Euphorbia polychroma common name
Cushion Spurge
Has showy bracts and apetalous flowers
Euphorbia polychroma
When does E.polychroma bloom from?
Spring to early summer - late may to early June
Can Cushion Spurge be used as fall colour w/ a red yellow colour scheme
Yes.
Can E.polychroma be cut back midsummer and may it promote a second flush
Yes.
How is E.polychroma used in a landscape?
Mass plant or accent
Are XANTHORRHOEACEAE monocots
Yes
Thymus spp. Common names
Creeping thyme, mother of thyme, woolly thyme.
Difference between woolly and creeping thyme
Woolly has Grey green leaves, creeping has solid green leaves.
Can Thymus be used in full shade?
No
Thymus use in a sensory garden
Edible and smell
Primula spp. Family
PRIMULACEAE
Primula spp. Common names
Primula and primrose
When does primula bloom
Early spring to early summer
What colours does primrose come in
Every colour
How does primula spread
It’s a colonizer
